Reuel Williams

Reuel Williams (2 June 1783-25 July 1862) was a US Senator from Maine (D) from 4 March 1837 to 15 February 1843, succeeding Judah Dana and preceding John Fairfield.

Biography
Reuel Williams was born in Hallowell, Maine in 1783, and he became a lawyer in Augusta in 1804. He served in the state legislature from 1812 to 1829 and from 1832 to 1848, and he filled a US Senate vacancy from 1837 until his resignation in 1843. He died in 1862.